Claude 3 SonnetvsKimi K2
Claude 3 Sonnet | Kimi K2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
ParametersA rough measure of how big the model is. More parameters usually means more capable and more expensive to run, though it is a poor guide on its own — a smaller, newer model often beats a larger, older one. | — | 1T |
Context windowHow much text the model can hold in mind at once — your question, any documents you attach, the conversation so far, and its own reply. Go past it and the earliest part falls out of view. | — | 128k |
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins | ||
Cheapest inputLowest input rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. The cheapest endpoint may run a quantised build or a shorter context — see "Available from" on the model page. | — | $0.57Novita |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | — | $2.30Novita |
| Benchmarks | ||
GPQA DiamondScience — Graduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 40.4% | 75.1% |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
BullshitBench v2Nonsense detection — Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | — | 10% |
SWE-Bench VerifiedCoding — Real coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | — | 65.8% |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Anthropic | Moonshot AI |
| Release date | Mar 4 2024 | Jul 11 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
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Frequently asked questions
Kimi K2 leads Claude 3 Sonnet on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (GPQA Diamond). Claude 3 Sonnet shipped 494 days before Kimi K2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Claude 3 Sonnet is proprietary, while Kimi K2 is open weight.
On GPQA Diamond, Kimi K2 leads at 75.1% vs Claude 3 Sonnet at 40.4%.